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Section 622:26 – Sales of Prison Products.

    622:26 Sales of Prison Products. – I. The commissioner of corrections may contract for the sale or lease of goods and products which are produced at the state prisons on the open market at competitive prices, when, in his opinion, such sale or lease is in the best interests of the inmates and of […]

Section 622:27 – Sale of Prison-Made Goods.

    622:27 Sale of Prison-Made Goods. – No goods, wares, or merchandise, manufactured, or mined wholly or in part by convicts or prisoners of other states, except convicts or prisoners on parole or probation, shall be sold on the open market, or be sold to, or exchanged with, an institution of this state or with […]

Section 622:28 – Provision of Products for State Agencies.

    622:28 Provision of Products for State Agencies. – No articles or supplies, except printing, such as are manufactured at the state prisons or for the state prisons in accordance with arrangements with other prison systems shall be purchased from any other source for the state or its departments or institutions if the division of […]

Section 622:28-a – Industries Inventory Account.

    622:28-a Industries Inventory Account. – I. An industries inventory account shall be maintained to enable the state prisons to implement RSA 622:26-28. Except for permanent personnel, all operating expenses, materials, supplies, overtime and purchase and repair of equipment determined to be necessary for the growing or manufacture of products for resale shall be a […]

Section 622:29 – Prisoner’s Earnings, etc.

    622:29 Prisoner’s Earnings, etc. – The commissioner of corrections may provide for the payment to prisoners confined in the state prisons of such pecuniary earnings, and render to their families such pecuniary assistance, as the commissioner of corrections may deem proper, under such rules as he may prescribe. Source. 1913, 178:1. PL 400:27. RL […]

Section 622:30 – Source of Payment.

    622:30 Source of Payment. – When allowed, the earnings and assistance provided for in RSA 622:29 shall be paid out of such money as may be available for current running expenses of the state prisons. Source. 1913, 178:1. PL 400:28. RL 464:26. RSA 622:30. 1998, 386:16, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.

Section 622:31 – Application of Earnings.

    622:31 Application of Earnings. – Any money accruing under RSA 622:29 shall be and remain under the control of the commissioner of corrections, to be used for the benefit of the prisoner, his family or dependent relatives under such regulation as to time, manner, and amount of disbursement as the commissioner of corrections may […]

Section 622:31-a – Medical Care; Inmate Copayment Required.

    622:31-a Medical Care; Inmate Copayment Required. – I. The commissioner of the department of corrections shall adopt policies and procedures establishing reasonable medical and health service fees for the medical services that are provided to inmates at any state facility. II. Except as provided in paragraph III, the commissioner may charge each inmate a […]

Section 622:32 – Effect of Misconduct.

    622:32 Effect of Misconduct. – If any prisoner shall willfully escape from a state prison or commit a breach of discipline while confined in said prison, or when at liberty on parole shall violate any of the terms and conditions governing prisoners on parole, the commissioner of corrections may, in his or her discretion, […]

Section 622:33-a – Care and Custody of Female Prisoners.

    622:33-a Care and Custody of Female Prisoners. – I. There is established a state confinement facility for female prisoners which shall be called the New Hampshire correctional facility for women. II. The New Hampshire correctional facility for women shall be under the superintendence of a warden. The warden shall serve at the pleasure of […]

Section 622:34-a – Expenses of Confinement.

    622:34-a Expenses of Confinement. – The expenses of confinement of any female transferred to the custody of the state prisons shall be paid by the institution making the transfer. Source. 1955, 61:3. 1998, 386:16, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.

Section 622:35 – Good Behavior.

    622:35 Good Behavior. – The law of this state with respect to diminution of the length of a sentence for good behavior or other cause shall apply to all sentences served in whole or in part in county prison facilities or out-of-state institutions. Source. 1941, 123:1. RL 464:36. 1955, 38:2, eff. March 12, 1955.

Section 622:36 – Return or Transfer of Convicts.

    622:36 Return or Transfer of Convicts. – Upon the termination of any contract entered into in accordance with the provisions of this subdivision, or when the terms of any such contract shall so provide, convicts confined in county prison facilities or out-of-state institutions shall be returned by the commissioner of corrections or his assistant […]

Section 622:37 – Cost.

    622:37 Cost. – The cost of maintenance of convicts transferred pursuant to this subdivision and the expenses incident to their transfer shall be payable out of the funds provided for the maintenance of the state prisons. Source. 1941, 123:1. RL 464:38. 1998, 386:16, eff. Aug. 26, 1998.

Section 622:38 – Prison Security Force.

    622:38 Prison Security Force. – The commissioner of corrections is authorized to organize a prison security force, consisting of members of the prisons’ correctional line personnel, for the purpose of patrolling prison buildings, roads, and grounds and providing for general security at the prisons. The prison security force shall be under the immediate control […]

Section 622:39 – Authority.

    622:39 Authority. – All security officers of the prison security force shall be ex officio constables and shall possess general police powers including the power of arrest, but such powers shall extend only to the confines of the grounds of the prisons and only to the period during which such officers are on official […]